Tag: Bill Shorten

Shorten quits politics to lead University of Canberra

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Bill Shorten will retire from politics after a 17-year parliamentary career, calling time on championing effective and responsible digital government services to become the University of Canberra’s next vice-chancellor....

Govt unveils ‘world leading’ identity exchange

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The federal government will next year trial a digital identity exchange scheme that it says offers European-level data control, reducing the honeypot of personal information held by businesses and...

Digital credential sharing resurrected by govts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
A plan to share digital credentials across state boundaries is moving forward after a hiatus, with federal and NSW government service delivery agencies completing a “rapid discovery exercise” to...

Gig Guide: Services Aus advisory board extended

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Services Australia has extended the term of its interim independent advisory board by up to six months, with all members receiving contract extensions to the end of September. Former...

myGov newborns register rollout starts in Canberra

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
myGov has become a one-stop shop for birth registrations in Canberra, with Services Australia kicking off a new trial just weeks after assuming responsibility for ‘life event’ services. Government...

myGov passkey logins among world’s first

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
myGov has become one of the world’s first digital government services to roll out passkeys, removing the need for users to use a password to log into the platform....

Feds revive myGov credential sharing efforts

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government has resumed talks with the states and territories on a stalled plan to bring digital drivers licences to myGov in exchange for access to digital Medicare...

Opposition pushes digital difference in govt services

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A Dutton government would revive automation and compliance technologies in a bid to curb wait times, personalise services and fight fraud, shadow digital minister Paul Fletcher told the ICT...